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{ Or take any other action relating thereto. of the Town, as well as to provide affordable housing, certain increases in density of residential units within Submitted by the Planning Board an open space incentive development may be allowed in accordance with M.G.L., Chapter 40A, §9." Explanation: This article would allow a Congregate Care or Assisted Living Facility of two stories or less, And by adding the following new Subsection 174- but no other uses, to have a first floor area of up to 46.D.(6): 50,000 gross sq. ft. in the C-3 zoning district. Such facilities are required to have a minimum of 50 ft. of "(6) Required Affordable Housing — Of the total wooded buffer along all property lines and set aside residential units allowed and constructed in the project 50%of the site as undisturbed open space in its natural after application of the above bonus calculations,at state. least ten (10) percent of such units shall be a permanently deed-restricted unit meeting the low. Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote income affordability requirements of M.G.L.,Chapter I of 5-0. 40B as it existed on October 21,2013. For each of said units so restricted, one (1) additional bonus unit may Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote also be created, which will become available for of 5-0; 2 absent. construction upon completion and sale of each of said deed-restricted units, or upon the donation of, and At its meeting on October 2, 2013, the Planning recording of a deed to, such deed-restricted unit to the Board voted 3-0 to recommend approval of Article Town or to the public or non-profit housing agency, 20,provided that the phrase"two(2)stories or less" organization or trust. Such permanently deed-restricted as printed in the warrant be amended to read"less affordable units shall not be subject to the growth than two(2)stories. management provisions of Section 174-26." Motion made by Selectman Carol Sherman. And by amending the second sentence of Subsection 174.46.H.(4)to read as follows: Motion: I move Article 20 be approved as printed in "The maximum number of units so transferred shall be the Warrant, with the exception of the phrase"or take determined by reference to the incentive bonus any other action relating thereto." provisions contained in §174-46.D. and shall include the requirement for permanently deed-restricted Motion made to amend article to read"less than two affordable units and the resulting additional bonus (2)stories". units." Motion to amend article passes at 8:12 PM. and by amending Section 174-45.1. Commercial Centers by amending the second sentence of Amended motion passes by 2/3rd vote at 8:14 PM. Subsection 174-45.1.G.to read as follows: Article 21 "These may include any uses allowed within the zoning district, as well as any residential units, including the To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning required 10% permanently deed-restricted affordable Bylaw as follows: units and any resulting bonus units, transferred under the provisions of Subsection 174-46.H.(4). Amend Section 174-46. Open Space Incentive Development(OSID)by amending the first sentence of Or take any other action relating thereto. Subsection D to read as follows: Submitted by the Planning Board "D. Incentive Bonus and Affordable Housing. Provisions. In order to encourage the preservation of Explanation: This article would amend the Open critical open space and natural resource areas within Space Incentive Development Bylaw and the the Town of Mashpee for the benefit of the inhabitants Commercial Center Bylaw to require that 10% of 74